HMS Greyhound was a 20-gun sixth-rate ship of the Royal Navy, built in 1740-41 according to the 1733 modifications of the 1719 Establishment, and in service in the West Indies, the Americas and the Caribbean. After extensive service including the single-handed capture of two other ships of equivalent size and armament,[1] Greyhound was driven ashore in the River Thames at Erith, Kent in January 1768.[2] She was consequently declared unseaworthy and sold out of service three months later.[1]
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Greyhound |
| Ordered | 5 December 1740 |
| Builder | Thomas Snelgrove, Limehouse |
| Laid down | 26 January 1741 |
| Launched | 19 September 1741 |
| Completed | 10 November 1741 |
| Commissioned | September 1741 |
| Decommissioned | January 1768 |
| Out of service | 5 April 1768 |
| Fate | Sold out of service, April 1768 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 24-gun sixth-rate |
| Tons burthen | 450 55/94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 31 ft 0 in (9.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 2 in (3.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Complement | 140 (160 from 1745) |
| Armament |
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References
edit- ^ a b Winfield 2007, p. 253
- ^ "(untitled)". Lloyd's List (3338). 15 January 1768.
Bibliography
edit- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.